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Quotes About Omnibenevolence

The eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume summed up the dilemma succinctly when he wrote of God: 'Is he willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then
~ Peter Stanford
If I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.
~ Jo Walton, Among Others
God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent – it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these divine attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks, please. Cash and in small bills.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
If I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.
~ Jo Walton